Ideas to save up for holiday trips? Anyone?

last SG · 2008-11-18T19:56:43+00:00

if i earn 2k 1 month, i can save 1ku cant?500 for parents, 500 for survivalleft 1k to saveeveryday eat bread, like i in attachment now2 dollars+ survive 5 da...

Jackiebaby SG

I always wanted to travel very much but thought of saving up
for so long and then spending it at 1 go just puts the idea away
because i'll feel heartpain. I'm not very rich, but wonder how can
i do to achieve my dream. I guess saving is just not enough.
Imagine saving a 300 per month
(My income is not alot to save so much, 300 is consider alot to me)

Calculation:

300 * 12 = 3600 (maybe including hotel & airticket)

a trip to turkey = 1 year of savings

come back to SIN = eat grass/soil and save all over again for
another trip

-_-"

In the end, went short trips to malaysia -_-"

Any comments? Your views?

the Bear SG

it's not where you go but how much you enjoy yourself and what memories you take back with you...

FireIce SG

i dun think u shd be leading a poor life just to save up for a holiday

a holiday shd be in ur mind only when u have extra $$

了不了?

FireIce SG

my fren do it this way
whenever he has $1 coins, he will put them in this big bowl
when the big bowl is full, he go count the money
got how much means can go how far

but dun spoil mkt by purposely go and change 2 bags of $1 to put in there
just drop in a few everyday

chrisbenoit SG

Short trips to our neibouring countries, think malaysia, indonesia (bali is good) thailand, vietnam, hong kong, etc..

Why you go until turkey? it's very far you know.

Places like taiwan, japan, s.korea, australia are surely worth it.

I've plans to visit turkey too in future, but the airfares and long flights put me off. Im not rich either.

de_middle SG

so hard on saving yet still think of holiday....not wise.

caleb_chiang SG

Well... it depends on how much you can save. 300 a month eat grass liao then save like 200 lor... if you make your life miserable just by going for holiday then dun go.

tinuviel07 SG

it's how much u save as a percentage of your income and not in absolute terms

seyKai SG

when IR started go double or nothing your trip

udontknowme SG

that's how my family has been living for the past 20 years leh. savesavesavesavesave, then SPEND. when we get back to singapore, the one who works starts all over again.

somemore we travel not for holiday one loh.

makes me wish i could turn back time so that i could be a less lousy kid...tsk.

GIB SG

Go work for a company that will post u overseas.

corebooster SG

i go on a $100 per month saving ''plan'' on my personal piggy bank. end of the year, i still can afford to go most SEA countries for 3days 2 night, nearer neighbours for 4days 3 night.

last year i went to hongkong, spent around 1k+(inclusive airfare and acommodation). the trip total was 500. and i spend around 600 for 3 days.

so u dunnid to really save alot, but spend within your limits and spend on essential items lor. dun go there shopping, see nice buy liao, den later u realise, theres no need at all.

bryanw SG

i go on a $100 per month saving ''plan'' on my personal piggy bank. end of the year, i still can afford to go most SEA countries for 3days 2 night, nearer neighbours for 4days 3 night.

last year i went to hongkong, spent around 1k+(inclusive airfare and acommodation). the trip total was 500. and i spend around 600 for 3 days.

so u dunnid to really save alot, but spend within your limits and spend on essential items lor. dun go there shopping, see nice buy liao, den later u realise, theres no need at all.

ok next outing dinner you pay.

miNty` SG

i also want =(

听者有份

corebooster SG

ok next outing dinner you pay.

wah liao eh.

my take home pay dun even exceed 1 thousand a month lor

miNty` SG

wah liao eh.

my take home pay dun even exceed 1 thousand a month lor

nvm..Mac also can =D

less than $6 per meal..Thank u ah..haha..where's TS? will she be joining in?

corebooster SG

wah liao. u come for Mingles Ice-Cream outing den i consider kay?

relax_crown SG

my strategy is wait for ppl treat keep waiting just keep save and invest until u r quite rich like u got net worth of 100k or what then go travel abit far 1 if not my kl genting thailand hk disneyland the cheaper the better. and invest in thing you know like u got 20k in cash or prepare 6mths for emergency fund of your job income then invest!!!! the more the better i read books,follow tv.

learn from warren buffet or a pro learn from them copy their move of success investing,saving etc they walk where you walk where if u think they are wrong u walk other way u believe u will work.

SevenEleven SG

Calculation:

300 * 12 = 3600 (maybe including hotel & airticket)

a trip to turkey = 1 year of savings

come back to SIN = eat grass/soil and save all over again for
another trip

-_-"

In the end, went short trips to malaysia -_-"

Any comments? Your views?

instead of guided tour, go for free and easy. look for cheap accomodation and places where our SGD is stronger. My last trip of 10 days Sri Lanka was

airfare+fuel tax + airport tax = $1080

food+accomodation+transport >$700

shopping = $0

eg:

corebooster SG

hahaz.

for me..i have a diff way....

i have quite alot of savings.

1st is personal saving

2nd is family saving

3rd is holiday saving

4th is contigency saving.

all have de same amt of monthly inputs. i haven include my insurance n stuff.